2008 CHEVROLET COBALT Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the power steering suddenly failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was turned off for a while and restarted for the power steering functionality to return. The failure was persistent. The contact stated that the power steering warning light flashed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic, who informed the contact that it was a known failure with the power steering. The mechanic confirmed the power steering failure and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The ignition doest work right n want release the key the car dies n stalls while driving we was almost hit by a trooper n he called we spoke to 2 people n they had a gm call us n they said that this has been a big concern of these cars n we tried n tried to get it fixed n they say sorry can't can they when something they built wrong kills me or my family my vin [XXX] 2008 CHEVY COBALT [XXX] IS MY NUMBER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the message "Steering Locked" was displayed. The contact stated that the steering wheel was significantly difficult to turn; however, he drove the vehicle to the residence. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle the following day, the steering wheel operated as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the steering column needed to be taken apart to install an unknown switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V073000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 171,117.

Mileage: 171,117

My speedometer jumps and shows a message of POWER STEERING. It makes my fuel line jump as well. I've recently gotten my starter fixed because my car wouldn't start. My tire warning stays on and my tires are new and set at the right PSI. My ABS comes and goes ALL THE TIME and nothing needs to be fixed. My car jerks really hard when all of this is going on.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving out of a parking space, the steering wheel became firm, and the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact was able to drive home. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was contacted and stated that there was no recall for the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

My Power Steering failed. I was trying to turn into my drive way and I couldn’t turn my steering wheel. Mine and my children's safety were at risk because It could have caused an accident. There are other Chevy cobalts that are recalled for the same problem as mine but for some reason my VIN is showing that my cobalt isn’t recalled for it. There were no warnings other than the dash saying “POWER STEERING” as my steering wheel stopped turning.

I was drivein on high way in my car got hard to trun so i stoped and let my uncle drive cause he is more stronger then from that point it got harder to trun it amost locked up on me who know what would have happen but i was almost to my house so we were ablue to get it here then i called my car lot and i hade to drive it there it was so impossible to do but with the help of my uncle he got it there and im in school and stuck with out a car intell its fixed and i have to pay laber wait on part to come in thay say etc its just alot and thank god i was not alone

Power steering is locking up while driving. Windows won’t go down.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle the vehicle experienced power steering failure. The contact drove the vehicle to her destination at approximately 30 MPH without a power steering assist. The contact stated that when she returned and started the vehicle the power steering had regained functionality. The contact stated that the failure had recurred twice in the past three months. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic or dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

Power steering assist goes out randomly. Looked up VIN and said does not affect this vehicle, however, it is malfunctioning.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned and the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V073000 (Steering). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30-35 MPH, the power steering warning light illuminated before the vehicle lost power. The contact shifted the vehicle into park and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle regained normal functionality. The failure occurred a total of 4 times. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

STEERING WAS GOOD AND HAD NO PROBLEMS TURNING EITHER DIRECTION AND NOW IT IS HARD STEERING AND TURN EITHER DIRECTION AND SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT'S TURNING FREE WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR TURNING AROUND

Mileage: 162,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT YET MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS CAR. IT WAS SITTING STILL WHEN I CRANK IT AND I COULD BARELY TURN STEERING WHEEL. I COULD BE KILLED IF IT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFAULT AND NEED TO BE RECALLED

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIRST THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, THE TRACTION CONTROL, IGNITION AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS NOT SHIFTING TO FIRST GEAR AND THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE TCM WAS GROUNDED TO THE CHASSIS, THE GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTED AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

STEERING GETS STIFF ON AND OFF AFRAID IT'S GOING TO LOCK UP AND GET INTO ACCIDENT JUST PURCHASED FROM LOCAL USED CAR DEALER IN TOWN MID DECEMBER 2020 FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR GRANDDAUGHTERS 1ST CAR WITHIN FIRST 50 MILES TCM FAILED COULDNT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON GROUNDED WIRE AND HELPED WITH TRANSMISSION NOW POWER STEERING PROBLEM HARD STEERING ON AND OFF TRYING LEARN HOW TO PARALLEL PARK FOR HER DRIVERS TEST

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP RECALL FIXED TWICE NOW ON MY CAR. LAST TIME WAS OCTOBER OF 2020, AND FINALLY IN JANUARY OF 2021 IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. NORMALLY I CAN DRIVE IT TO WHEREVER WITHOUT TOO MUCH ISSUE, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE YESTERDAY. I STARTED MY CAR BEFORE LEAVING FOR WORK, GOT IN TO LEAVE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT, AS IT IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, AND DID NOT GET FAR. IT JERKED AROUND VIOLENTLY, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN BECAME HARD TO STEER. AFTER I LET IT SIT ALL DAY AND TRIED AGAIN, IT STILL WAS ACTING UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE, EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT EVEN START AFTER THAT TRY. I AM AT A LOSS AND AM FURIOUS AS THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AFTER BEING FIXED TWICE.

Mileage: 248,000

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTARTED CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY, I WAS DRIVING SLOW ON A BACK STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY IT COULD HAD GONE VERY BAD. I FOUND NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR.

Mileage: 174,061

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING, AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT CONTACTED DAVID HOFFMAN AUTO MALL (198 BUFFALO RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14611; (585) 527-9500) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

I HAD RECALLS FIXED IN 2015. AND THEN SUDDENLY POWER STEERING TURNS ON AND OFF. NEVER BEFORE THEY TOUCHED IT WAS THERE AN ISSUE. IT HAPPENS HERE AND THERE AND STOPS. THIS YEAR IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY AND WON'T GO AWAY. MY POWER STEERING TURNS OFF IN MIDDLE OF DRIVING. DASH BOARD LIGHTS GO OFF AND CAR STARTS CRANKING. GOES SUPER SLOW . I'M SCARED ITA GOING TO EXPLODE. I CAN'T DRIVE ON FREEWAY . AND NOW BESIDES THE LOCK ON SCREEN COMING ON MY ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON NOW . NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. CAR SHOPS CAN'T HELP. WHEN I 1ST HAD THE ISSUE I CALLED THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY FIXED THE RECALL AND THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY FIXED THE RECALL

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ALL LIGHT UP THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD. THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK AT TIMES AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS ITS A GUARANTEE THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD. THE EVAP SENSOR IS FAULTING BECAUSE WHEN I PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE SEEMS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO CRANK. THE EVAP PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO A POSSIBLE COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. WE HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BY A LOCAL LICENSED MECHANIC.

Mileage: 212,000

I SMELLED GAS. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE WAS LEAKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, WHY NOT? I'M HAVING THE FUEL FILTER REPLACED, WHICH IS COVERED. PLUS, MY CAR IS LOSING POWER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. I SEE THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST IS UNDER RECALL, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY CAR, WHY NOT? IN MOTION, ON THE INTERSTATE. RECALL NO. 10V073000.

Mileage: 152,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM GAS STATION/ CITY RD AND MY KEYS CAME OUT OF MY IGNITION AND I FELT THEM HIT MY KNEE WHILE DRIVING! I SLOWLY PUT THEM BACK IN, THEN I TURNED DOWN AN ALLY AFTER I HAD MY KEY BACK IN AND GOT BACK HOME TO PARK IT. IT'S BEEN PARKED SINCE JUNE 13TH 2020. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT CAN MAKE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP! I DRIVE OUT OF TOWN A LOT. AND MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS ALWAYS WITH ME!! SO I'M NOT TAKING THE CHANCE OF ME DRIVING 70MPH AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP! *TR

Mileage: 145,033

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND CONFIRMED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY POWER STEERING IS GETTING REAL HARD TO STEER AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT CHECK SO I HOPE IT IS UNDER RECALL CAN YOU HELP I HOPE THANK YOU. MY EMAIL [XXX] TEL# [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ELECTRIC ASSISTED STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 125,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,649.

Mileage: 147,649

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE RADIO FLICKERED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK TIRE SENSOR WARNING MESSAGE WAS ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, BUT THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUPERIOR CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 4770 COVINGTON HWY, DECATUR, GA 30035, (404) 284-7630), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED ON ME WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM MY SISTERS HOUSE. I DIDNT CRASH INTO ANYTHING. THANK GOODNESS. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP OF WHICH I FINANCED THE VEHICLE AND THE MAN SAID THERE THEY WILL NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK AND REFUND MY MONEY. IVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO PAY 2 CAR PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR & PUT $1,600 FOR A DOWN-PAYMENT.

Mileage: 143,000

I WAS DRIVING TO RUN ERRANDS AND I PARKED. WHEN I WAS TRYING TO BACKUP AND DRIVE AGAIN, I HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A CAR NEAR ME SINCE I COULD NOT MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL IN A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. LUCKILY AFTER THIS HAPPENED SOMEONE RECOMMENDED ME TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN TO SEE IF THE STEERING WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. FORTUNATELY, I WASN'T IN A BUSY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS WRECK.

Mileage: 125,000

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AS OF 10/20/2019.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME, BUT COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT TOWING COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. TIM LALLY CHEVROLET (24999 MILES RD, WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH 44128, (440) 359-8781) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,087.

Mileage: 159,087

I WAS DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON THE DASH. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. I DROVE HOME.

Mileage: 147,715

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO HIS DRIVEWAY; HOWEVER, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

THE GAUGES ON THE DASH GO HAYWIRE. A SUBTLE 'DING DING' SOUND IS MADE. THE ENGINE HAS DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING AND WILL ONLY DO SO IN SPURTS. A POWER STEERING WARNING IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY TIGHT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. CAR WILL GIVE YOU ABOUT A MINUTE, TOPS, TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY. ISSUE HAPPENS RANDOMLY BUT SEEMS TO BE TRIGGERED BY THE CAR DECELERATING INTO FIRST GEAR, AT A STOPLIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. HOWEVER, THIS PAST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION WITH A SEMI. MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING RECALL INVOLVING CHEVROLET COBALTS, GENERAL MOTORS RECALL NUMBER:10023 AND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 10V073000. HOWEVER, BASED ON PERFORMANCE THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I SINCERELY BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERIODICALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,152.

Mileage: 141,152

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE, FLIPPED OVER, ROLLED FIVE TIMES, AND CRASHED INTO THE SHOULDER SPACING. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF THE DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES, HEADACHES, BACK AND NECK PAIN, AND MUSCLE SPASMS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE MAKES RATTLE NOISE IN FRONT GOING ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR SOMETHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL

Mileage: 49,587

"TAKATA RECALL" I AM BUYING THIS VEHICLE FROM A BUY HERE PAY HERE LOT.DURING MY EXPERIERNCE DRIVING THIS CAR. I'VE HAD TROUBLE STEERING THE WHEEL.I BROUGHT IN IN TO TIRE DISCOUNTERS FOR INSPECTION TESTING. THE RESULT THE AUTO TECH EXPLAINED TO ME IN WRITING THAT I HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR.ALSO THE TIRES WAS PLACED ON BACKWARDS AND THE CAR NEEDS NEW TIRES.THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IN THE CAR.IN MOTION ON THE STREET WHEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM.THE SENSORS ARE BAD.THIS VECHICLE IS PROGRAMMED AND NEEDS A REMOTE.I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER RESOLVE IT.TIME AUTO SALES IN LATONIA KENTUCKY PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS CAR.

Mileage: 95,000

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST LOST WHILE DRIVING. REQUIRED GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS TO STEER AND TURN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FOUND RECALLS FOR 2010 CHEVY COBALT FOR ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, BUT NOT FOR MODEL YEAR 2008, PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 71,490

MY 18-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER HAD A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH IN HER VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A DITCH ON TODAY 11/29/2018 WE CHECK THE RECALL LIST BEFORE WE PURCHASED HER VEHICLE AND IT WAS LISTED AS SAFE.

ON NOV. 7, AS I WAS CUTTING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PARK, I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WITHOUT REASON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO SEE IF I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT WOULD IT TURN THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT AND STILL NOT STEERING GUIDED THE WHEELS. THE WHEELS REMAINED LOCKED IN ONE POSITION...THE POSITION I LAST GUIDED THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE IT GAVE OUT. THIS IS ALMOST ATLEAST $1200 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK. I NEED TO JUST GET THIS RECALL DONE THERE IS TOO MANY OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING ISSUE. WHAT IS THIS HAPPENED TO ME CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD!

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) IN 2014 AND THEY WERE ONLY MANDATED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

Mileage: 153,000

TWICE (10/6/18 AND 10/21/18) WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING. I TOOK IT TO A NON-DEALER WHO SAYS THERE IS A POSSIBLE RECALL (10V073000), BUT WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY SAID MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS. I DON'T KNOW IF MY SPECIFIC CAR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL OR IF IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND SEIZED WHILE TURNING. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND ENGAGED IN PARK, THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COUNTRY AUTO (N7822 WILLOW RD, PLYMOUTH, WI 53073, (920) 892-2309) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE ABNORMAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO MAKE ABNORMAL NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN UNKNOWN CHEVROLET DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING APROX 40 MPH ON A CITY STREET THE DIC STATES I'M LOW ON FUEL (I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK) POWER STEERING LOW AND THE CAR WOULD JERK WHEN I GAVE IT GAS I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME AND WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WAS NEVER TOLD OF THESE RECALLS WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THE POWER STEERING MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 2010 AND I WAS TO PAY FOR IT TO GET IT FIXED. ITS A VERY SAD THING TODAY THAT NO ONE WANTS TO REALLY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, SO NOW AT 70YRS OLD, ON A VERY TIGHT FIXED INCOME I WILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH MAYBE A COST OF $2000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN TRAFFIC ON CITY STREET, POWER STEERING FAILED AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASH 80 YEAR OLD ALMOST LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND COLLISION NARROWLY AVOIDED

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPMS INCREASED AND MOVED ERRATICALLY. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED MARTIN BUICK GMC (9896 N MICHIGAN RD, CARMEL, IN 46032, (317) 872-9896) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED ED MARTIN NISSAN AT (317) 359-9231 (802 SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL ED MARTIN BUICK GMC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A STEERING REPAIR, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM EXACTLY WHAT WAS REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-2091634468. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,792.

Mileage: 88,792

THE VEHICLE IS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT AND ONLY HAS 54400 MILEAGE. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE ON THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN 2010, WAS REPLACED AND HAS ALREADY QUIT WORKING. SEEMS THAT THESE MOTORS ARE NOT VERY DURABLE AND CAN BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS AS THEY CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME EVEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 54,400

WHILE I AM DRIVING ANYWHERE, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SAFETY LOCK FEATURE COMES ON MY DASH BOARD SHOWING LOCKED AND THEN I LOSE POWER STEERING AND ALL THE OTHER FEATURES GO CRAZY ON THE PANEL, SUCH AS THE GAS, TEMP, AIR, ECT... I THEN HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND MORE AND MORE AS TIME GOES ON AND IT'S SCAREY BECAUSE I LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE OR THE LIFE OF OTHERS. I HAVE HAD RELATED RECALL WORK DONE IT BUT IT DIDN'T LAST LONG AND NOW NO ONE WANTS TO DEAL WITH IT. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED HISTORY . MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 92000 MILES HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 59644 WHEN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. MAYBE IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE INSTEAD????

Mileage: 59,644

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS WHILE PARALLEL PARKING OR WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY AND YOU TRY TO TURN THE WHEEL, ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. SCARY TO THINK IF IT HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS. STARTED A YEAR AGO AND NOW ITS PERMANENT

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF STARTING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER. QUIRK CHEVROLET (444 QUINCY AVENUE, BRAINTREE, MA 02184 (781) 348-9660) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS SERVICED IN 2017 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AFTER ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF THE RECALL SERVICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE DASH MESSAGE SAYS POWER STEERING. AS I WAS EXCELLERATING IN THE ON RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY, THE RPM JUMPED UP TO 6,000 ALL ON ITS OWN AND NOW IT WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS, DOES NOT READ ANY MPH, AND CAN BARELY GO MORE THAN 20MPH. THIS WAS UNEXPECTED AND HAD NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO. ALTHOUGH IT STILL FUNCTIONS (TURNS ON, RUNS, HAS ALL POWER AVAILABLE, HAS REVERSE) IT IS ULTIMATELY DISABLED. ALSO, THE FUEL LINES/ FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING A GAS LEAK, MAKING IT A CHALLENGE TO START THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PATCHED THE FUEL LINE AS A TEMPORARY FIX. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE TIMING CHAINS AT MY OWN EXPENSE

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A RATTLING SOUND CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BELOW 40 MPH TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH, BUT THE RATTLING SOUND WAS HEARD AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAN TOBIN CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2539 BILLINGSLEY RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43235) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE LEAVING WORK ON BACK ROADS WITH A LOT OF TURNS MY POWER STEERING CAME ON. I GOT THE POWER STEERING REPLACED 3 YEARS AGO WITH A RECALL AND NOW THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS NOT WORKING.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE JERKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS FAILED CONSTANTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,226.

Mileage: 145,226

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE AND SHOOK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HEARD A SOUND OF PLASTIC BREAKING COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE AXLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS, FRONT MOUNTS, REAR SHOCKS, AND REAR SPRINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT SHOCKS HIMSELF. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE CONTACT REFUSED THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE STUB AXLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,507.

Mileage: 130,507

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING MADE A RATTLING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,330.

Mileage: 189,330

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK LIKE NORMAL ON A STREET THAT GOES 30 MILES PER HOUR AND MY DOOR LOCKS STARTED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING RAPIDLY BY THEMSELVES AND THE ELECTRICITY WAS GOING ON AND OFF IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SHOWED UP ON MY INFORMATION DASHBROAD ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DEAD IT WAS NO LONGER WORKING IT ALSO BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL AS THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES IT I CHECKED THE WEBSITE NHSTA USING MY VIN NUMBER AND IT SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL SO CHECKED THE RECALLS FOR ALL CHEVY COBALT 2008 AND ALL OF THE HAD THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING SO I CALLED MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING AND THEN THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN SO I GIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR CHEVY COBALT AND THE THEY CAN'T HELP ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 49,000

I BOUGHT THIS 1 OWNER VEHICLE AS A SAFE, DEPENDABLE CAR FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO COMMUTE TO SCHOOL AND WORK. RECENTLY THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SHE HAD AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME GETTING HOME. NOW IT IS FINE, COMES AND GOES APPARENTLY. NOTHING OBVIOUS APPEARS TO BE WRONG WHEN I LOOKED INTO IT. MANY OTHER CONCERNS OF SAME PROBLEM EVIDENT ONLINE. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM!

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V073000 (STEERING), 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH), AND 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO EMITTED A ROARING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MISSING A RESERVOIR TO PLACE THE POWER STEERING FLUID INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,890.

Mileage: 41,890

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO ABRUPTLY COAST THE VEHICLE AND EXERT FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RANDOMLY CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP WHEN TURNING AND MADE AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE STRAIGHTENING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM TURNING NEAR A CURB, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A STORE PARKING LOT AND, UPON REVERSING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSISTANT MULTIPLY TIMES DURING A WEEK

Mileage: 89,000

ELECTRICAL DASH PANEL GAUGES BOUNCE. POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. ENGINE CUTS OUT & IDOLS ODDLY, EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRONIC DASH CLUSTER.

Mileage: 107

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (30MPH) THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STALLED, THE WHEEL TIGHTENED UP, THE SYMBOL WITH A LOCKED CAR TURNED ON. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MOVING UP AND DOWN CRAZYLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I MOVED TO THE SIDE BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND AS I DID THE CAR JUST KEPT STALLING WORSE AND WORSE. ONCE I PULLED OVER I TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WASNT AS FREAKED OUT AS THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AT ALL. IT'S VERY SCARY IT ALSO HAPPENED WHILE GOING AT 60MPH AND ALL I DO IS PULL OVER AND THEN CALL THE TOW OR DRIVE IT AT LOW SPEEDS HOME. I'M SURE I FALL IN THE CATEGORY FOR A RECALL BUT HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A RECALL LETTER. ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO DRIVE WITH FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AT ANYTIME SPECIALLY WHEN YOU CARRY PASSENGERS. ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND IT'S ANNOYING HOPEFULLY GM FIXES THIS PROBLEM FOR US ALL.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING OCCASIONALLY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V073000 (STEERING) AND 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDIES FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS AND REPAIR DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,169.

Mileage: 73,169

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

POWER STEERING IS LOST AT TIMES HARD TO TURN ONCE CAR IS STARTED AT TIMES.

STARTED CAR AND RECEIVED ERROR CODE STATING THAT POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. DROVE AROUND MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND CONFIRMED THAT IT IS NOT WORKING. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL FOR POWER STEERING BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF THAT RECALL.

Mileage: 81,344

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED LESS THAN YEAR AGO UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000. ...UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF *CN

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 86,000

08 CHEVY COBALT SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY ATL TRAFFIC. CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY RECALL WAS FIXED AN I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM .THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET INTO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY COULD CARE LESS. POWER STEERING DISASTER

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFUCLT TO MANEUVER AND WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLUCTUATED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABNORMALLY. THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL CODES READ, A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION. UPDATED 06/28/16. *JB

Mileage: 138,000

I JUST BOUGHT 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE SELLER REPORTED THE MILEAGE INITIALLY AS 112,000. AT TIME OF PURCHASE, 150,000 APPROXIMATELY. HOWEVER THERE WAS/IS NO WAY TO VIEW MILEAGE ON DASH OF CAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BRIEFLY PRIOR TO STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT ACTUALLY SHOWS APPROXIMATELY 159,000 KM. CONVERSION OF KM INTO MILES SAYS 98,000. IN ADDITION TO MILEAGE DISCREPANCY, THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL IS UPSIDE DOWN, 2 OR 3 MOTOR AND OR TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ARE BROKEN OR NOT ATTACHED, RIGHT FRONT ROTOR BAD, NO FUNCTIONING BLINKERS OR BRAKE LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS INDICATE SVC TIRE MONITOR NEEDS ATTENTION, AIR BAGS NEED SERVICED, BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE TRUNK RELEASE ISN'T WORKING, THE WIRING IS QUESTIONABLE, ONLY ONE SPEAKER WORKS, NO STEREO ANTENNAE, NO HORN, NO WAY TO VIEW CRITICAL ENGINE INFORMATION, SUCH AS TEMPERATURE OR BATTERY LIFE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, SELLER INDICATED ALL RECALLS HAD BEEN ADDRESSED AND HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAXES ON VEHICLE WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN PRICE, BUT I WOUND UP PAYING BACK REGISTRATION FEES FROM 2014. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RIGHT THIS HAVE BEEN IGNORED. SELLER IMPLIES THAT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP LEFT THE CAR IN THE CURRENT CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER NEEDLES MOVED BACK AND FORTH AND DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE TO TWO TIMES DAILY. IN 2010, THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR POSSIBLY UNDER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. THE FAILURE RECURRED MOST RECENTLY AND THE DEALER DENIED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 0V073000 (STEERING) DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ

Mileage: 50,000

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. I CHECKED FUSE AND IT WAS BLOWN. I THEN BUT NEW FUSE IN AND STARTED CAR. THE SECOND I STARTED THE CAR THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THE STRANG THING WAS THAT EVEN THO THE FUES HAD BLOWN THE POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. ALSO MY RADIO STARTED CHANGING STATIONS BY ITSELF AND AIRBAG WARNING CAME ACROSS THE DASH THEN A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THAT STARTED I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T. RADIO, OUTSIDE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS WOULD ALL STILL WORK, BUT IT SEEMED THAT NO POWER WAS GETTING TO THE STARTER NOR THE FULE PUMP. AT THIS TIME THE CAR STILL WON'T START

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

I BOUGHT A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT FOR MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN 2012. SHE COMPLAINED OF THE CAR LOSING POWER STEERING ON OCCASION , BUT I DID NOT KNOW TO WHAT EXTENT UNTIL I DROVE THE CAR. THE GAUGES WOULD SUDDENLY START FLUCTUATING AND THE CAN WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND THE TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT DIDN'T WANT TO SHIFT. I TOOK CAR TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN MOREHEAD CITY N.C. AND THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE SYMPTOMS. I WAS CHARGED FOR INSPECTING CAR, BUT CAR WAS NOT FIXED. I CONTACTED CHEVYS MAINI HEADQUARTERS AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. I INFORMED REPRESENT I'VE THAT I DID NOT FEEL SAFE WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THE CAR. SHE ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR. PROBLEM IS IS THAT I STILL AM MAKING PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE ON VEHICLE MY DAUGHTER ENDED UP BUYING ANOTHER CAR SINCE THEN , DO TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I NOW HAVE CAR, WHICH I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE FOR THE LAST MONTH AND IT IS DOING THE SAME THING, YET MORE FREQUENTLY. I AGAIN TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND HE QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH HAVING A BAD BATTERY. $200 LATER, I AM NOW HOPEFUL THE CAR IS FINALLY FIXED AFTER YEARS OF DEALING WITH IT. NO , I WAS WRONG AGAIN. I AM COMPLETE DISSAPPOINTED IN CHEVY FOR MAKING SUCH A WORTHLESS PIECE OF JUNK AND THEN NOT HAVING THE INTEGRITY TO OWE UP TO IT'S FAULT IN DEVELOPING A SUBSTAINDURED PRODUCT. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION OR REPAIR FOR THIS, I HAVE COME ACROSS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE CHEVY OWNS UP TO ITS MISTAKE AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR CONSUMERS. I AM IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR, BUT AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NOT BE BUYING A CHEVY PRODUCT. I TRULY HOPE THAT THE ISSUE AT HAND WILL BRING ATTENTION TO THE DEFECTS CHEVY IS ALLOWING. THIS IS NOT JUST A CAR PROBLEM, THIS IS PEOPLES LIVES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A SERVICE CENTER, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND PASSENGER SEAT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 105,000

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN GOING SLOW IN DRIVE AND REVERSE MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE STEERING. IT PHYSICALLY GO TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS MANUALLY TURNING IT MY SELF WITH NO HELP FROM THE POWER STEERING. THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, NONE OF THEM ARE CURRENTLY WORKING....I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH A FLASH LIGHT SECURED TO MY DASH JUST TO SEE MY GAUGES. I AM UNABLE TO SEE ANY THING ELSE THAT COMES UP ON MY DASH THAT HAS TO BE SEEN BY A LIGHT. MY GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I MUST TURN ON THE DOME LIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE THE GEAR I SHIFT INTO. HEATING/AC LIGHTS ARE GONE. TAIL LIGHTS ALSO ARE NOT WORKING. HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS AND STILL NO TAIL LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN A COMPLETE STOP AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED IN 2012 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITED THIRTY MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,497.

Mileage: 108,497

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE OFF A USED CAR LOT FEB/2015 WITHIN A MONTH OF USE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES BROKE. GOT BACK ON THE ROAD, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING SENSOR AS WELL. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO BECOME HARDER TO HANDLE. I'M SCARED THAT IT WILL CUT OUT ON MY WIFE AND INFANT.

Mileage: 84,000

ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS PROBLEM. SYMPTOMS: DASH WARNING LIGHTS (IE: ENGINE, TRACTION, THEFT) CAME ON. DIGITAL DISPLAY WARNING: LOW FUEL (OVER 1/2 TANK OF GAS) POWER STEERING (WHICH STOPPED OPERATING) AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE (TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING SMOOTHLY). GAUGES (SPEED, FUEL AND TACH) OPERATED ERRATICALLY, NOT AT ALL OR COMBINATION OF THE TWO CONDITIONS. THIS CONDITION STARTED WITH A FEW OF THE LISTED SYMPTOMS WHICH INITIALLY CLEARED THEM SELVES. LATER AS MORE SHOWED AT SAME TIME, I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THEM OR SOMETIME THEY CLEARED THEMSELVES . THIS HAPPENED OVER A YEARS TIME. WHEN ALL SYMPTOMS SHOWED AND WOULD NOT CLEAR, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TRUSTED MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM BUT DUE TO OUTSTANDING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, SUGGEST THAT REPAIR MAY FIX THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND RECALL SERVICE PREFORMED AND NO OTHER OUTSTANDING RECALLS WERE FOUND. VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT A PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A MONTH BEFORE THE LISTED SYMPTOMS REAPPEARED. WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE FAULT CODES BUT SYMPTOMS RETURNED WITHIN THE DAY AND WON'T CLEAR. A CHECK OF RECALLS FOUND THAT A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING LOSS AS DESCRIBED WAS ISSUED AND DONE AT APPROX. 49,000 MILES. SEVERAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKS WERE FOUND IN MAINTENANCE HISTORY (DONE AFTER POWER STEERING RECALL) AND PREFORMED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE DESCRIBE HAS BECOME WORSE OVER TIME AND HAS EFFECTED THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY THOSE OPERATING THE VEHICLE BUT ANY ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS PROBLEM MANIFEST ITSELF. GIVEN THAT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEMS PERSIST, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WAS THE IGNITION CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. I WILL CONTACT GM TO SEE WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE. GIVEN THAT GM IS PAYING 900 MILLION TO THE GOVERNMENT IN FINES, MAYBE UNCLE SAM COULD HELD THOSE OF US WITH GM ENGINEERED LEMONS REPLACE THEM WITH SOMETHING THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 104,650

WHEELS- THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WEAR TREMENDOUSLY AND RATTLE MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. STEERING- THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A TON OF "PLAY" BEFORE IT ENGAGES IN A TURN. BRAKES- THE REAR DRUMS AND SHOES WEAR EXCESSIVELY FAST CAUSING SEVERE DETERIORATION AND GRINDING.

Mileage: 151,565

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000...UPDATED 02/01/16 *BF *CN

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

Mileage: 75,500

WE LEFT THE YARD AND GOT A QUARTER MILE SOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT WHACKY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY LOST THE POWER STEERING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED BACK IN 2012 AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM SO WORRIED I'M GOING TO GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO STEER. THANK GOD MY FIANC WAS WITH ME SO HE COULD DRIVE US BACK TO THE HOUSE.

Mileage: 89,143

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS DAMAGED AN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED, AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,500.

Mileage: 62,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,110.

Mileage: 206,110

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, STEERING COLUMN, AND ANOTHER PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY SISTER, STARTED TO CAR AND IT WOULD NOT TURN WHILE BACKING UP SO I RE-PARK. THE NEXT DAY I TRIED IT AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FINE SO I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN TILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN YESTERDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 AROUND 4P.M. WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO PICK UP MY GRANDSON FROM HIS JOB.. I CAME HOME AND IT IS PARK ON THE LOT. HARD OF STEERING IS WHAT HAPPEN, IT IS A GOOD THING I WAS ONLY GOING THIS SECOND TIME, STARTING FROM A CORNER TURN, SO MY SPEED WAS VERY SLOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED. GM HAS ISSUED A MASSIVE RECALL ABOUT THIS BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH OTHER 2008 COBALTS ARE COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:10V073000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON 12/7/14, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS BACKING UP. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/12/14 AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY AND PAID ABOUT $830 FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. ON 2/25/15, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS PUT IN TWO MONTHS BEFORE WAS ALSO FAULTY. IT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE SINCE THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ELEVEN DAYS LATER, ON 3/8/15, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE BATTER CABLES WERE LOSE AND THAT THE BATTERY FAILED THE LOAD TEST, AND THAT THIS IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT THIS TIME, BUT THEY STILL INSISTED THAT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMNS THE FIRST TWO TIMES. I WAS TOLD IF I PAID FOR THE BATTERY, THE LABOR WOULD BE FREE. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED ELSEWHERE AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND THE BBB. I WILL ALSO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE AZ ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SINCE THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 91,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE 15 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE ONTO THE SIDE OF ROAD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING) WAS PERFORMED ONE AND A HALF YEAR AGO; HOWEVER THE REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,404.

Mileage: 106,404

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER WAS DEACTIVATED, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REMOTE KEY FOB TO EXIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAG ON INDICATOR AND TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS MILEAGE 65,306.

Mileage: 65,306

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCHES BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE GAUGES WERE MISREADING THE OPPOSITE TIRES AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

POWER STEERING FAILED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET IN TEMPE AZ SAID THAT STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHARGED $970 TO REPLACE IT. MAY 26 THE POWER STEERING AGAIN FAILED AND THIS TIME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS UNDER RECALL AND PARTS UNAVAILABLE. ABOUT A MONTH AND 1/2 LATE REPAIRS WERE MADE. AUGUST 2,2014 AGAIN FAILED AND .AGAIN POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET AND GM ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT PAID FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED ON NUMEROUS GM CARS INCLUDING 2010 COBALTS,, 2004/05/06/08/09 MALIBUS, SATURN AURA 2008/09, CHEV HHR 2009/10,. IT IS PROBABLY THE SAME STEERING COLUMN USED IN ALL THESE VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2008 COBALT. *TR

Mileage: 101,653

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 06/9/2015 *JS

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I CHANGED LANES AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO; MY TRACTION CONTROL DID NOT WORK AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO, WHICH RESULTED IN ME LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. A MONTH EARLIER, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO RANCHO MOTOR COMPANY TO HAVE A RECALL PART ON MY VEHICLE FIXED. THEY NOTICED THAT MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE, THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH MY VEHICLES ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS BUT THE SOFTWARE WAS OUTDATED AND NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,800.

Mileage: 65,800

THE STEERING LOCKED AND HIT A TREE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER DIED. DRIVER WAS AIR LIFTED. *TR

I AM THE VERY UNHAPPY DRIVER OF A 2008 CHEVY COBALT WITH 4 RECALL REPAIRS TO DATE. I REPORTED NOTICING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, STRUTS AND INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS AS EARLY AS SEPT 2010, WHILE HAVING ROUTINE SERVICE DONE TO MY COBALT. (THE INTERIOR DASH DIGITAL READ OUT LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN MISINFORMATION AND WOULD DIM ON A REGULAR BASIS.) I'VE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING THE POWER STEERING TOTALLY GOING OUT ON MY CAR (ONCE ON JUNE 25, 2014 AND AGAIN ON SEPT 4, 2014) WHICH MAKES IT PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER MY CAR. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THESE RECALL ISSUES SINCE 2010 AND HAVE FOLLOWED GM'S INSTRUCTIONS TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE, ONLY TO HAVE CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE CARS PERFORMANCE. IT'S NOT ONLY A INCONVENIENCE, BUT IS STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I'VE REQUESTED TO HAVE GM HELP ME GET INTO ANOTHER CAR MORE THAN ONCE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT HAVE BEEN DENIED. NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT GM HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW "BUY BACK PROGRAM" FOR DRIVERS SUCH AS MYSELF AND HAVE REQUESTED THEY GET ME OUT OF THIS VEHICLE AND INTO ANOTHER CAR, BUT AGAIN, HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED CONCERNING MY REQUEST.. I CAN NOT AND DO NOT WANT TO BE WITHOUT A CAR TO DRIVE AND FEEL THAT I DESERVE TO HAVE MY CAR REPLACED BY GENERAL MOTORS AT NO COST TO MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 38,238

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIMING SOUND BEFORE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

IGNITION 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. DECEMBER 21,2008 CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER. DRIVER WAS KILLED IN A ONE CAR CRASH, WHERE HER AND HER CAR WERE THRU TO THE STREET BELOW ON 6-35 AND HIGH DR. THE CAR WENT AIRBORNE SHE WAS THROWN OUT THE CAR BUT WAS SAVED ENOUGH TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE LATER DIED. THE CAR WAS NOT SO LUCKY IT LANDED AND ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, IN WHICH THE CAR WAS SCATTER IN MANY PIECES. THERE WAS PHYSICAL NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT IT WOULD HAVE BY PASSED THE OPENING AND LANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS SLOW GOING IT RESULTED IN HER DEATH. THERE WAS A REENACTMENT DONE BUT THE FINDING WERE IN CONCLUSIVE ON HOW SHE DIED. SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I CHECKED FOR RECALL ON HER 2008 COBALT AND THERE WERE NONE AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH. HER OLDER SISTER WANT TO KNOW IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I STARTED LOOKING FOR RECALL RIGHT AFTER HER DEATH AND DID NOT FIND ANY AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT NOW THIS NATIONAL RECALLS FOR THE TOYOTA THEN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL DONE WITH GM RECENTLY OPENED OUR EYES THAT THIS YOUNG WOMAN DEATH COULD BE THE RESULT OF FAULTY CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS NEED TO BE DONE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. WE HAVE SUFFERED A GREAT LOSS. SHE WAS A GOOD DRIVE AND THE CONCLUSION THAT HAS BEEN MADE HAS BEEN NONE. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THIS WAS REPORT SEVERAL TIME BACK IN 3/ 2010 AND 6/10 AS COMPLAINT WITH THE STEERING .... I HAVE CONTACT GM AS OF RECENTLY BECAUSE RECALLS AND HER CALL WAS ONE OF THE PARTS THAT WAS IN THAT RECENT IGNITION ISSUES. THERE WERE NOT SKID MARK WITH THE REENACTMENT DONE THERE WAS NO REASON WHY HER CALL DID NOT SHOW BRAKE OR SKIDS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE PART OF THE RECALL COVER UP MY GM!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 7,000

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN IT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DROVE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC SIGN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUE TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SWAY BAR, POWER STEERING AND IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE SWAY BAR LINKS FAILED. *JB UPDATED 07/30/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETHING SNAPPED AND THE STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON THE WAY TO WORK AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING,CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY 2008 COBALT IGNITION LOCKED UP WHILE PARKED. CAR WAS TOWED TO CHEVROLET AND THEY SWITCHED IT OUT. HAD NO ABILITY TO TURN KEY, WHEEL OR ANYTHING. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. I FINALLY GOT MY CHEVROLET COBALT BACK (2 MONTHS) FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH A BRAND NEW KEY FOR THE IGNITION. WENT TO GET INTO THE CAR AND THEY DIDN'T SWITCH THE DOOR LOCKS. NOW THEY CUT CORNERS AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR OR CHANGE MY DOOR LOCKS SO I HAVE TO CARRY AROUND 2 SEPARATE KEYS. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAY IT IS MY FAULT. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF COBALTS OR OWNERS OF CHEVROLETS THAT HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

ON TWO SEPERATE ACCOUNTS, AS I MADE A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING LOCKED MID TURN CAUSING ME TO PROCEED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THIS COBALT HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IN 2010. I HAVE HAD THE CHEVROLET DEALER SHIP RUN A DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED 3 THINGS. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST, THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AS THE CAR IS DRIVEN MORE AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND ALSO THAT THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING PREVENTATIVE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS OTHER THAN REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR BOX ENTIRELY. GM HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE WE ARE HAVING AND CLAIMS THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FIX ENTIRELY BECAUSE THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND HELP ME FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED THEIR POSITION. THIS CAR HAS HAD 4-5 RECALLS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS AND THERE IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING OF THIS CAR. *JS

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE CRASH, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, A NECK INJURY AND LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS AND FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,400.

Mileage: 64,400

DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, EVERYTHING WENT HAYWIRE: I GOT A LOW FUEL WARNING EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS HALF-FULL, MYRIAD WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED, THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE MOVED ERRATICALLY, I LOST POWER STEERING, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY ROUGHLY. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR, REMOVED AND REINSERTED THE KEY, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ALL WITHOUT THE CAR KEY ATTACHED TO A KEY CHAIN - GM'S PROPOSED SOLUTION UNTIL NEW PARTS CAN BE INSTALLED FOR THE RECALL. I DROVE THE CAR A HALF-MILE BACK TO MY HOME AND SHUT IT OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE - THE ONLY LINGERING SYMPTOM WAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. AS YET (2 DAYS LATER), THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY'RE STILL UNSURE WHETHER IT'S RELATED TO THE RECALL. I REGISTERED MY CAR FOR THE RECALL OVER 3 WEEKS AGO BUT THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT PART YET. MY LATEST INFORMATION IS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A SPARE REPLACEMENT PART BECAUSE THEY THINK IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE PART FOR MY CAR ARRIVES (THAT'S A 6-WEEK WAIT-LIST FOR A REPLACEMENT PART KNOWN TO CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS). *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OTHER DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,778. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF...UPDATED 09-09-14 *BF. UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS

Mileage: 91,778

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT, I HAVE MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT SHUT OFF ITSELF 3 TIMES AT 60 MILLER PER HOUR, THE LIGHTS START BLINK AND THE POWER LOCK IT'S LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY ITSELF MANY TIMES. I CALL THE CHEVY RECALL CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC ,BUT I AM DOING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR STILL AND I CAN'T PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC . THE RECALL # IS.. 14V047 AND 14V171. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM'S HANDLING OF THE FEBRUARY 10 AND APRIL 10, 2014 RECALLS OF 2008 CHEVROLET COBALTS. I AM A 2008 COBALT OWNER, AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER NOR HAS MY UNCLE WHO IS THE REGISTERED OWNER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED BUT DO NOT FEEL THAT IS AN ADEQUATE EXCUSE FOR NOT BEING NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ORDER THE DESIGNATED PARTS FOR REPAIR UNTIL 3 DAYS AGO, AS THE DEALERSHIP I CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM DID NOT GET BACK TO ME. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS RECALL IS A SITUATION TO MAKE LIGHT OF. PEOPLE ARE DYING FROM THIS DEFICIENCY IN THE VEHICLE, AND I WAS NEVER EVEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF MY AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR AND I DO NOT FEEL SECURE KNOWING THAT WITHOUT MY TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED. I ALSO AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE LISTING ON THE OFFICIAL GM LETTER ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT ALL IGNITION SWITCHES WILL BE REPLACED, WHEN THE POSTED RECALL ON CARS.COM FROM GM STATES A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION CYLINDER AS WELL. I ALSO FEEL THAT MY AIR BAGS, STEERING AND ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHOULD BE TESTED AND REPLACED IF THERE IS EVEN THE SLIGHTEST CHANCE THAT THEY HAVE BE INEFFECTIVE. I LOSE POWER STEERING IF MY IGNITION SWITCH FAILS, IN ADDITION TO MY AIR BAGS FAILING, FURTHER COMPROMISING MY SAFETY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE DEFECTS ON MY VEHICLE, AS I HAVE NO OTHER FORM OF TRANSPORTATION BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ETC., AND THE LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP THAT ORDERED THE PARTS FOR ME TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE PARTS ARRIVED, AT WHICH POINT I COULD MAKE MY APPOINTMENT WHICH MAY MEAN ADDITIONAL WAITING. I, AS A CONSUMER, FEEL SLIGHTED AND CERTAINLY DISREGARDED. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND ANY GM SEDAN OF THIS NATURE TO ANYONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,873. RK

POWER-STEERING FUNCTION HAS BEGUN TO PRODUCE A CONSTANT ELECTRICAL "WHINE" WHILE ACTIVE DURING TURNS. ON OCCASION, IT SEEMS TO BARELY FUNCTION, REQUIRING GREATER EFFORT DURING A TURN. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EVERETT TURNPIKE IN NH. THERE WAS A SOCCER NET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED AND I TRIED TO STOP, BUT BECAUSE MY POWER STEERING WAS OUT ALONG WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I COULDN'T STOP. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. LUCKILY THE ONLY DAMAGE DONE WAS PSYCHOLOGICAL. IF I WERE AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER THAN I WOULD HAVE DIED.. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY POWER STEERING FIXED ONCE AND NOW IT HAS BEEN RECALLED AGAIN. THE CAR AS A WHOLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AFTER THEY FIX A PROBLEM THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE. *JS

MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE POWER STEERING UNIT IS BUT IT ACTS LIKE IT IS LOW ON POWER STEERING FLUID, IT IS A STRUGGLE TO TURN SOMETIMES. *JS

Mileage: 68,367

TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN,POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING,MAKING IT HARD TO CONTINUE MAKING THE TURN. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING EVERY DAY AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER EACH TIME, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SWAY BAR, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,500. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 8/22/2017*CN

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING POWER ASSIST WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,634. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN

Mileage: 161,634

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL COLUMN RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2010 HE STEERING MOTOR WAS RECALLED, AND CORRECTED. RECENTLY, THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, WHICH WAS PART OF THE KEY IGNITION THAT HAS BEEN IN THE MEDIA. THE CONSUMER SPENT $1200 FOR REPAIRS AND NOTIFIED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE SITUATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

THE KEY LOCKED CAUSING CAR TO ROLL FORWARD. I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE KEY BUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DISABLED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART AUTO UNTIL JUMP STARTING IT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF WARNING APPEARED. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INDICATED IT WAS OFF. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED. WHEN DRIVING MY AUTO TO THE DEALER, I NOTICED THE RPM REACHED 4500 AT ABOUT 50 MPH. STEERING TOOK SOME EFFORT WITHOUT POWER STEERING. *JS

Mileage: 137,000

IN NOVEMBER 2013 MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK AT WORK. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TIMES ON TURNING THE KEY TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES AND I DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE VARA CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. I TOLD THE LADY THAT WAS HELPING ME WHAT HAPPENED TO TO THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013 AND SHE TOLD ME TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I TOLD HER THAT IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM. SHE TOLD ME THEN I GUESS WHEN THE CARS STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AGAIN YOU'LL HAVE TO BRING IT IN HOW IT IS. I ASKED HER IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS AND SHE SAID NO. I THOUGHT THEN MAYBE THEN THERE ISN'T NOTHING WRONG. IN FEBRUARY 2014 MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND THEN WHEN HE PARKED IT AT THE SERVICE CENTER THEY WERE GOING TO MOVE IT INSIDE THE SHOP AND IT GOT STUCK LIKE IT HAD DONE TO US BEFORE. THE SERVICE MEMBERS THEN WERE UNABLE TO TURN IT ON OR MOVE IT. THEY PUT ROLLS UNDER THE WHEELS AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK IT THERE. WHEN WE PICKED IT UP AFTER THREE DAYS THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. MY HUSBAND AND ME NEVER ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AS LONG AS THEY FIXED. I STARTED THEN HEARING ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE RECALLS ON GENERAL MOTORS WITH IGNITION PROBLEMS ON COBALTS UP TO THE YEAR 2007 AND THE COMPLAINTS. IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO US BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS IT WAS A 2008. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLES WITH OTHER YEARS. IF THE SERVICE CENTER KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLES AND RECALLS WHY DIDN'T THEY VOICE CONCERNS TO THEIR MANAGEMENT OR TO US. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE TREATMENT WE RECEIVED AND MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IT IS HAPPENING WITH EARLIER MODELS NOT JUST UP TO 2007 COBALTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JS

Mileage: 40,000

I PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED GM BEFCAUSE OF A POWER STEERING ISSUE WEEKS BEFORE MY ACCIDENT.I WAS CROSSING THE RAILROAD TRACK WHEN I LOST ALL POWER TO MY CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FAILED. VERY DANGEROUS !!! *TR

Mileage: 54,140

THE VERY FIRST INCIDENT I EXPERIENCED WITH MY POWER STEERING WAS NOTHING MAJOR. I WAS TRYING PARK MY CAR AND IT SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I POWERED THE CAR OFF FOR A MINUTE AND THEN RESTARTED IT. ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. I WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO MY CAR FOR HOURS. AFTER MUCH PRYING, WE WERE ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR BUT NOW THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK HAS TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY OR UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY IN DOOR. MONTHS DOWN THE LINE THE POWER STEERING ISSUE CAME BACK BUT ONLY WORSE. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. A DINGING NOISE WENT OFF, "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD, AND ALL THE GAUGES WENT WIGGLING. IT STARTLED ME. AGAIN, I PULLED OVER AND CUT THE ENGINE FOR A SPELL AND WAITED. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THE THIRD TIME WAS THE WORST TIME THUS FAR. I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE NOISE CAME BACK AND FLASHED POWER STEERING. IT WAS MUCH WORSE THIS TIME. THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER, THE CAR ROUGHLY JERKED, AND I COULD NOT EXELERATE. THANKFULLY I MADE IT HOME 5 MINUTES LATER, BUT BY THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY REASON. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY SAID THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS HAD TO HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN DURING THE RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPEN RECALLS. IF MY CAR WAS TRULY BROUGHT IN FOR THE RECALL THEN WHY IS MY CAR NOT FIXED? AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHY DO THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY FOR IT? THEY ARE ENDAGERING MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS'. PASSING CARS OFF AS THOUGH THEY ARE FIXED WHEN REALLY THEY ARE NOT IS CRIMINAL AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IF NEED BE I WILL PAY FOR MY OWN CAR BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER CARS THAT THEY'VE "FIXED"? A YOUNG LADY DIED FROM HER POWER STEERING FAILING AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING ON AND NOTICED MY CAR 'STUTTERING' AS FEW MOMENTS AT A TIME. AFTER I PROCEEDED FROM A STOP POSITION AND CONTINUED OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR DASHBOARD BEGAN TO LIGHT UP, ALMOST AS IF IT WAS SHORTENING OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND MY RPM KEPT MOVING BACK AND FORTH QUICKLY. THERE WERE MULTIPLE MESSAGES FLASHING SUCH AS POWERSTEERING, LOW TRACTION, NO TRACTION. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ANTITHEFT LIGHT, AND THE TRACTION LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. THEN I LOST POWER STEERING AND MY CAR ULTIMATELY 'DIED' ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEFECT WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TRIED TO BACK OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT HOME TO GO TO WORK. COULD NOT TURN WHEELS AT ALL. HAD CAR TOWED TO CHAPMAN CHEVROLET BECAUSE MY BOTHER, WHO IS A MECHANIC, ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR. AFTER CHAPMAN RECEIVED THE CAR THEY BLAMED PROBLEM ON STEERING COLUMN AND WOUND UP CHARGING ME $960.73 TO REPLACE IT. MY BROTHER ADVISED ME THAT POWER STEERING UNIT IS PART OF POWER STEERING OPERATION. INFORMATION SYSTEM ON DASH BOARD SAID POWER SYSTEM FAILURE. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AS I COULD NOT HAVE HANDLED THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 101,653

MY MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE WITH MY 2008 COBALT LT IS THAT MY ENGINE IS GONE WHICH I THINK IS HORRIBLE AND I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER AND HAVE TAKING VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE, I WILL NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN, THROUGH READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I CANT BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN RECALLED MY CAR STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD, AND MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE, IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP AND ALSO STEER MY VEHICLE I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY FATAL CRASH OR ANYTHING! MY CAR ALSO HAS THE SAME ISSUE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS THEY GO IN AND OUT AND WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. BUT MY MAIN ISSUE IS MY ENGINE IN WHICH MY CAR I IS LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME, WHICH I BELIEVE IS TOTALLY ABSURD CONSIDERING IM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT DOESN'T WORK, AND IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, SO BASICALLY THAT MEANS TO ME THEY WILL COVER YOUR CAR FOR 5 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES THEN YOUR JUST ON YOUR OWN WHICH IS HORRIBLE, TO INVEST AND BUY A VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND IT JUST BREAKS DOWN IN THIS MAGNITUDE! I AM VERY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY AREN'T WILLING TO HELP, SO I WILL BE SUING THEM! *TR

Mileage: 112,000

TOOK CAR INTO HAVE IT INSPECTED FOR NOISE COMING FROM THE FROM END TOLD IT WAS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND THAT COBALTS WHERE GOOD FOR THAT PART TO FAIL SO WHY DOES CHEVY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM? *TR

Mileage: 99,124

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT OF SWAY BARS, LINKS, WHEEL BEARING AND ENGINE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS STEERING WHEEL MECHANICAL ISSUES. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REMEDIED IN 2011 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74000.

Mileage: 74,000

CONTINUED NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN DRIVING- RIGHT AND LEFT STRUTS,BEARING PLATES MOUNTS,SHIELDS AND BUMPER BOOTS WERE REPLACED - THE STRUTS WERE LEAKING FLUID FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO DONE I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM ( OIL IS LEAKING AND COVERING THE STRUT ) AT THIS TIME DATE 10/2013. THIS IS NOT NORMAL - MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,802. *TR

Mileage: 28,397

AT RANDOM THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY EXHIBIT ESC FAILURE, TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, AND SEVERAL OTHER TROUBLE CODES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY LOSING ALL GAUGE FUNCTION AND POWER STEERING. THE ERROR WILL CONTINUE TO ESCALATE CAUSING A MALFUNCTION IN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MECHANISM CAUSING GRINDING WHILE TURNING. THE ERROR OFTEN SUBSIDES AFTER SHUTTING THE IGNITION OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 68,122

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE CAR BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL TIME. I CALLED REGARDING THE RECALL FOR POWER STEERING AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR REPLACED AT 58,400 MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, AND THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT TWICE ON THIS MODEL IS INDICATIVE THAT THE REAL PROBLEM WAS NOT ADDRESSED. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN MAY BE TO BLAME FOR THIS CONTINUOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THE REAL CORE PROBLEM WAS NOT ADDRESS BY GM IN THEIR RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING REACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NOVEMBER 18, 2012 FOR SERVICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000(STEERING). MOST RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT'S FINE FOR A WHILE BUT EVENTUALLY HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER STEERING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE A TURN. *TR

Mileage: 109,587

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FUEL AND ODOMETER GAUGES WOULD DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME IN NORMAL OPERATION AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 5/19/114*CN UPDATED 05/28/2014 *JS

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

WELL I GOT MY CAR BACK IN 2009 AND NOW I OWN IT, WELL I HAVE HAD POWER STEERING WHICH I HAD FIXED,BUT NOW I'VE BEEN REALLY HAVING A BAD GAS SMELL AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS DAD IS A MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND HE'S THINKING SOMETHING WRONG WITH EITHER THE LINE OR THE FILTER OR TANK, I CANT STAND DRIVING MY OWN CAR CAUSE HOW BAD THE SMELL IS I'VE STARTED HAVING NOSE BLEEDS,AND THAT'S NOT MY ONLY PROBLEM ALL MY LIGHTS ARE GOING OFF(TIRE,AIRBAG,)ETC. YES MY CAR IS NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE RIGHT NOW BUT I JUST STARTED WORKING AGAIN AND MY CAR IS FALLING APART AND IDK HOW TO GET IT FIXED AS OF NOW. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE TIMES WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,900.

Mileage: 75,900

THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON THE CAR. THEY WENT SO BAD THE CAR SWERVED AND CLANKED AND CHATTERED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. LESS THAN 8000 MILES ON THE CAR??? THIS IS A JOKE. I SEE ON THE INTERNET A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SAME COMPLAINTS. WHY NO RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 7,972

GM IS NOT FIXING THE WHOLE POWER STEERING ISSUE IN THEIR COBALTS. I HAD THE RECALL FIXED, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, ON 10/10/12 AND THREE DAYS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. I WAS EXITING I95 IN WILMINGTON, DE AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THE CONCRETE DIVIDER ON THE EXIT RAMP TO US 202. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN IS FAULTY. LOOKING AROUND IN THE INTERNET SHOWS MANY OTHERS THAT WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE POWER STEERING ISSUE, SAME AS MY DEALER TOLD ME. BUT ALL GM IS DOING IS FIXING THE CHEAPEST PART. I HAVE TRIED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GET NOWHERE. THEY SAY THEY FIXED MY POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND GET ALL DEFENSIVE WHEN I TELL THEM THAT IT STILL HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 200-250 MILES. LOCAL TRIPS ARE FINE EXCEPT THAT THE STEERING LOOSES FEEL AND SHAKES AND FEELS BUMPY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE ON THE ROAD I FEEL YOU GUYS SHOULD TEST SOME COBALTS ON A GOOD 300 MILE TRIP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I'LL EVEN LEND MINE TO YOU IF YOU WANT. *TR

Mileage: 85,500

I NOTICED A SLIGHT TAPPING/RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE NOISE ONLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH AND ONLY WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS COMPLETELY. THEN I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL AN IGNITION CYLINDER RECALL. MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOCKING UP AND DIFFICULTIES TURNING THE KEY. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM ABOUT THE NOISE I WAS HEARING THEN WAITED A WEEK WITH NO CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO I CALLED THEM. THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WOULD BE FINISHED BY NOON, I ARRIVED AT 4 PM. THEY THEN TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT YET FINISHED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT EVEN PUT IN THE NEW IGNITION CYLINDER EVEN AFTER A WEEK. I WAS TOLD THE NOISE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. I WAITED FOR THE IGNITION TO BE PUT IN (ABOUT 30 MINS) THEN TOOK ONE OF THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS ON A TEST DRIVE TO HEAR THE NOISE. NOISE WAS HEARD AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP. CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTHING WRONG COULD BE FOUND. THE LEAD MECHANIC TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE BUT DUE TO THE HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN NOTHING WAS HEARD. I WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR BACK ON MONDAY DUE TO POSSIBLE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION. DROPPED THE CAR BACK OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY. A TEST DRIVE AND A LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM, NOISE COMING FROM RACK AND PINION WHILE HITTING BUMPS RACK WORN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT STEERING COLUMN MAKING NOISE AS WELL RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT WITH OUT REPLACEMENT THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE NO STEERING ABILITY AT ALL: COST $1524 NO WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL REPLACEMENT (THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN A PARKING LOT DUE TO BROKEN PINION) IN 2010 AND A TRANSMISSION ISSUE (RPM REV WHEN THE CAR HIT 40 WHEN THE GAS WAS NOT BEING APPLIED) THAT WAS A WORN SEAL IT WAS FIXED AND COVERED BY WARRANTY IN 2011. THIS WOULD BE THE TWICE NOW WITH NO STEERING ABILITY ONLY ITS A DIFFERENT CAUSE? I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING CHEATED. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION MODULE, STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM) AND WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:55 A.M. ON MONDAY, APRIL 16TH, I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON STATE ROUTE 605 TO WORK (CENTER VILLAGE/NEW ALBANY OHIO AREA). GOING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, AND AT 50 MPH, I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME A LITTLE SPONGY AS I WAS DRIVING WHEN I WAS MAKING A SMALL CORRECTION IN THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENSURE I WAS PROPERLY IN MY LANE. WHEN I MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT A FRACTION, THE CAR DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AS IT SHOULD. HOWEVER, UPON MAKING A CORRECTION TO THE LEFT THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR VEERED RIGHT STRIKING A MAILBOX AND CRASHING INTO SOME TREES. THE CAR IS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS LOOKING AT IT TODAY. I HAD THE ELECTRICAL STEERING BOX REPLACED LAST YEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF AS IT SHOULD BUT THE CAR ENDED UP ON ITS SIDE. *JS

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY TREE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

PURCHASED 2008 CAR USED IN 2010 WITH APPROX. 10K MILES. HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH STEREO SPEAKERS GOING OUT. CAR NOW HAS LESS THAN 60K MILES. RECENTLY DEVELOPED KNOCK IN FRONT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALLED STEERING BOX FIXED. CHEVROLET SAYS LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING, AND SWAY BAR END LINKS NEED REPLACED SOON. ALMOST $1500 DOLLARS. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THOUGH ONLINE SEARCH SHOWS RAMPANT ISSUES. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE PRACTICING PARALLEL PARKING POWER STEERING DISABLED ITSELF. COULD NOT GET POWER STEERING TO RE ENGAGE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON ABOVE STATED DATE. THEY REPLACED THE RECALLED INTERNAL POWER ASSIST MOTOR. A FEW DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE INFORMED THAT STEERING WAS BEING OVER USED. SINCE THAT TIME POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. SOME OF WHICH THE STEERING HAS NOT RETURNED AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. SOME INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY. *TR

Mileage: 14,795

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

I GOT A BROKEN I SHAFT AFTER MULTIPLE TIME GOIN TO DEALER AN TELLING ME I WAS A WOMEN AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. *TR

Mileage: 78,900

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER REQUEST INFORMATION AND RECORDS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER ASSERTS THAT THERE WERE MECHANICAL DEFECTS *TGW THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEFECT WAS IN THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND AIR BAGS. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND WAS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER. THE CONSUMERS GIRLFRIEND OWNED THE VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STRUTS, CONTROL ARM, BUSHINGS AXLE, CV JOINTS, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, BRAKE PADS, AND THE ROTORS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,700. ...UPDATED 01/31/12 *BF THE AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED, DUE TO THE VEHICLE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING SHAFT. UPDATED 02/03/12

Mileage: 69,700

1.RECALLED STEERING MOTOR REPLACED 2.REPLACEMENT MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED 3.STEERING LOCKED , HAD TO BE TOWED IN . 4. RESEARCHED WEB AN FOUND HOW WIDESPREAD THIS DEADLY CONDITION IS AN ALL CHEVY WANTS TO DO IS KEEP REPLACING DEADLY FAILING PART . STEERING IS STEERING , NOT LIKE A MIRROR !! *TR

DRIVING OFF OF EXPRESS WAY WHEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS GOING AROUND THE TURN. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STEERING. WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER JAN 2ND. *KB

Mileage: 75,248

CAME OUT OF THE STORE WITH MY THREE KIDS IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER, WHEN I GOT INTO MY 2008 COBALT AND I COULDN'T GET THE KEY TO TURN!! THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND CHEVY IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT!! MY CAR IS AT THE SHOP AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME $408.00 TO GET FIXED, RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS! *TR

Mileage: 38,000

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF STEERING, WHEEL CONTROL OR BRAKING. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OCT 2011 AT APPRX 16,000 MILES TO CHECK LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR ACCORDING TO RECALL AND REPLACED PART OF STEERING COLUMN. HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS MY ELDERLY MOTHER'S CAR AND SHE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE NOISE WAS NOT USUAL OR THAT THE REPAIR DID NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE NOW HAS 20,000 MILES (NOV 2011) AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSED LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE SHOT. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL & YEAR. DEALER DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK IT IS--POSSIBILITY OF SUSPENSION COMPONENTS FAILING. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF STEERING, SPEED CONTROL OR BRAKING. SAME PROBLEM AGAIN TODAY 11/22/2011 WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGN UNDER 10 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 55

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME UP "POWER STEERING" SO I WENT TO AN AUTO ZONE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT WAS APPARENTLY AN ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM. I CALLED A DEALER IN TOWN AND THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN AND TOLD ME THAT IT HAD BEEN SERVICED UNDER A RECALL. I THEN CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT COVER THE SERVICE COSTS AGAIN, MOST LIKELY. I WAS ASKED IF I HAD OWNED OTHER GM VEHICLES AND ASKED WHAT THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. I WAS NOT GIVEN AN ANSWER BUT THE DEALER THAT I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT TO SAID THAT IT "OF COURSE MATTERS, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT GM IN THE PAST OR WILL NOT IN THE FUTURE WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO HELP YOU?". OBVIOUSLY THEY SHOULD WANT TO HELP ME BECAUSE IT IS A FAULTY PRODUCT AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY. I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY ONLY COVER ONCE ON A RECALL WHETHER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED OR NOT??? I FOUND OUT THE DEALER WHERE THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE AND WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE DEALER TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY IT COULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM ON THE RECALL. I TOLD HIM THAT IT WOULD SEEM TO BE COMMON SENSE THAT IT WAS. HE ALSO SAID THAT REGARDLESS, THEIR SERVICE WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN 12 MONTHS AND IT WAS PAST. THEY EVENTUALLY FIXED IT AT NO CHARGE BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WAS FIXED AND THAT IT COULD VERY POSSIBLY GO OUT AT ANY TIME AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THE RECALL DID NOT FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS AND THIS PART CAN FAIL AGAIN AT ANY TIME CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY TO START IGNITION WITHOUT PRESSURE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL . THE SECOND OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED WITHOUT CALLING A MECHANIC IN. PARENTS BOUGHT CAR FOR COMMUTING COLLEGE STUDENT . MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

STEERING COLUMN RATTLES, DEALER INSTALLED RECALLED POWER STEERING UNIT AND GREASED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. NOISE QUIT FOR 10,0000 MILES AND STARTED AGAIN. DEALER SAID NEW SHAFTS ONLY LAST 20,0000. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE ANY TURNS OR CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,500. UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR

Mileage: 67,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,950. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,946.

Mileage: 46,946

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

I BOUGHT A NEW 08 COBALT IN SEPT 08. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE TWO STEERING COLUMNS PUT IN, A POWER STEERING PUMP, STABILIZER BARS, FRONT END BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS, AND NOW A RACK PINION (ALONG WITH MULTIPLE OTHER UNRELATED REPAIRS). I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER (RON MARHOFFER STOW OH) AFTER EACH REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION OF THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD PULL OUT OF MY LANE TO THE LEFT AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I ACTUALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WENT INTO A DITCH ON ONE OCCASION. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER KNOWS HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEREFOR JUST KEEPS THROWING PARTS IN IT. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED MULTIPLE FORNT END PARTS INCLUDING STABILZER BARS, BEARING AND BUSHINGS ON OTH FRON WHEELS TRYNG TO CORRECT THE STEERING PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON THE CAR TWICE ON THE FRONT END DUE TO ABNORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FROM THE CAR CONSTANTLY PULLING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILURE LEADS TO TEMPORARY POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE ALL STARTED BOUNCING AROUND ERRATICALLY. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER STARTED FLASHING "POWER STEERING". THIS ALL TOOK PLACE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AY ABOUT 60 MPH. AS I WAS TRYING TO PULL TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE THE POWER STEERING FAILED. I THOUGHT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. AFTER GETTING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING IT OFF I CALLED MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME HE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND TOLD ME TO RESTART THE CAR. I DID AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO HIS SHOP WHERE HE PLUGGED IN HIS DIAGNOSTIC CHECK COMPUTER. HE TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION MODULE AND IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY COBALT. I HAVE SINCE GOOGLED IT AND FOUND MANY COBALT OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 125,000 MILES IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED. I DON'T CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THAT AS THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE ON THE ROAD AGAIN IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE AND I HAVE MANAGED TO PULL OVER BEFORE THE STEERING SHUT DOWN. IS THIS AN ISSUE YOU COULD LOOK INTO ON THESE CARS? *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,628 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND BEGAN VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 40,000

THE STEERING IN MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME HARD TO CONTROL, HARD TO TURN AND YOU HAVE TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AFTER A TURN AND THEN THE CAR JERKS. THIS HAPPENED AFTER MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING DEFECTS, AND AFTER THE APPROPRIATE WORK WAS DONE TO REPLACE THE RECALLED PART. I NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING ( EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO PREVIOUS STEERING DIFFICULTIES PRIOR T RECALL ). THAT THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AS APPARENTLY IT IS NOT THE POWER STEERING( YET TWO OTHER MECHANICS FROM OTHER SHOPS ARE REPORTING TO ME THAT IT IS INDEED THE POWER STEERING AT TO GO BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AS THIS IS ON RECALL ) THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD AND I AM THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR, THE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE IT HAS REQUIRED. I HAVE PUT MORE WORK INTO THIS 2008 CHEVY COBALT IN THE PAST THREE YEARS THAN MY TEN YEAR OLD 10 YEAR OLD MAZDA EVER HAD. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY A CHEVY AS THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS REQUIRED A LOT OF MAINTENANCE AND, THE QUALITY IS VERY POOR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, SWAY BAR (TWICE ), BRAKES, SHOCKS, TIRES, BUSHEL'S AND MY FUSES ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING IN MY CAR AND NOW CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROBLEM AND A VERY SERIOUS STEERING AND SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 108,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER WERE REPORTED INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOT AND WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE STEERING COLUMN FROZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,948.

Mileage: 45,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR TO THE STEERING SYSTEM BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWAY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSISTS SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE ELECTRONIC ASSISTS, BUT THE FAILURE HAD CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

Mileage: 900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING TOWARD TWO PARKED VEHICLES AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 10V073000, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM WHICH SHE RECEIVED TWO MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND PARK THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. NHTSA RECALL 10V073000, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. A WEEK AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING USUALLY MALFUNCTIONS IN COLD WEATHER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER NEEDS A NEW PART TO REPAIR THE STEERING SYSTEM BEFORE THIS CAUSES A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE HEADING SOUTH ON 8 MILE ROAD IN CINCINNATI,OHIO. MY CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN THE CAR LANDED AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL I WAS HEADING NORTH. THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT THIS YEAR WITH THIS CAR. FIRST ONE WAS FEB.2010 ODI #10307249. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH , IT HAD STOPPED RAINING AND THE STREET WAS STILL A LITTLE WET. THE RECALL OF THE STEERING MOTOR, HAD BEEN REPLACED. MY CONCERN NOW THE NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CAR WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE TOTALED. WHICH WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET THIS LEMON OFF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 10V073000 STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM IN AUGUST OF 2010. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, BECAUSE THE PART WASN'T AVAILABLE. ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010 WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE STEERING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 04/18/11

Mileage: 54,000

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME IN MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE WARNING CHIME CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE READ ON THE DASH "POWER STEERING" LUCKILY WHERE I LIVE THE ROADS ARE FAIRLY STRAIGHT AND TRAFFIC WASN'T HEAVY. I MADE IT HOME AND PARKED AND THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER ASKING WHY A CAR I HAD FOUND TO BE UNDER RECALL ONLINE SINCE MARCH 2010 HAD BEEN INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HAPPENED ONLY AN HOUR AGO AND SO I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE BUT I'M NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 49,761

I HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH A 2008 CHEVY COBALT; THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO ON AND OFF BUT EVEN WHEN THE COMPUTER SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF IT MIGHT STILL BE WORKING OR IT MIGHT NOT. THIS PAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING HOME AND STARTED TO GO ACROSS THE LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE. THE COMPUTER SAID THE POWER STEERING WAS OFF BUT IT WASN'T. IT CAUSED ME TO OVER-CORRECT, HIT A DITCH AND FLIP MY CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SWAYED BACK AND FORTH AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A STEERING FAILURE. THE POLICE RESPONDED BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED OVER. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES. THE POLICE TOWED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONLY ONE OCCUPANT WHO WAS WEARING A SEATBELT WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WILL CONTACT WITH HIM WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,200.

Mileage: 17,200

2008 CHEVY COBALT, I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN JAN. 2008! I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT END AND FRONT BRAKES. IN THE BEGINNING, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NOW IT IS NOT, BUT THE PROBLEMS KEEP HAPPENING AND I HAVE HAD IT BACK IN FOR SERVICE MANY, MANY TIMES! ALWAYS FOR THE SAME ISSUES, FRONT END AND BRAKES! YOU WILL SEE WHEN YOU PULL THE SERVICE REPORTS! I CONTACTED GM AND I HAD A WONDERFUL LADY WORKING WITH ME AND SHE SAID SHE WAS PUTTING SOMEONE ON MY ACCT, A GUY CALLED ME SAID THEY ACCEPTED MY ACCT, NOW TODAY HE CALLED AND SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THE BUY BACK PROGRAM WITH THE CAR AND JUST TO KEEP SERVICING THE CAR! IM TELLING YOU THEY SERVICE IT AND THEN IN A MATTER OF A SHORT PERIOD, ITS BACK IN THE SERVICE DEPT. THE CAR SHOULD IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM, HAVE ALL THESE ISSUES AND FOR GODS SAKE FRONT END OR BRAKES, ITS STILL FAIRLY NEW! I PRAY NOTHING SERIOUSLY HAPPENS TO ME OR ANYONE RIDING IN THIS CAR DUE TO SOMETHING BEING BROKE OR BREAKING! THE SERVICE DEPT WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR SAYS THEY FIX IT, BUT SHORTLY THERE AFTER ITS BACK! NOW, THEY TREAT ME LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT AND I AM FURIOUS! PLEASE CHECK OUT THE SERVICE REPORTS AND YOU TELL ME! I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE CAR! THERE ALSO HAS BEEN OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE FRONT ENDS AND BRAKES WITH THESE CARS EVEN THE OWNER OF THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT AT ADMITTED THAT! THERE ARE SEVERAL BULLETINS OUT ON IT ALSO, I KNOW FOR A FACT! I AM ONE VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER!!! RIGHT AS I SPEAK, WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 40+ MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR SEAT AND ON THE FLOOR BOARD..IS THIS NORMAL? IT ALSO WANTS TO SWAY TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT...YA JUST NEVER KNOW! THE BRAKES HAVE THIS HORRIBLE GRINDING LOUD SOUND AS YOU BRAKE, IT IS SOMETIMES, NOT ALWAYS! I WILL PUT DOWN THE FIRST INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE TOO MANY TO LIST! THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AS YOU WILL SEE IN REPORTS! *TR

Mileage: 35,886

HAVE AN 2008 CHEVY COBALT.. DRIVING AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES ON DASH AND CANNOT HARDLY TURN VEHICLE... CAN TURN OFF CAR AND IT WILL START WORKING... IT WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY SOMETIMES 2 TIMES DAILY OTHER TIMES 8-10 TIMES DAILY... WILL RESET EVERYTIME CAR IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED BACK UP... NOTICED IT WILL ALSO GO OUT WHEN USING BLINKER TO TURN. *TR

Mileage: 52,585

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY THREE MINUTES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AND WOULD FUNCTION CORRECTLY AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,500.

Mileage: 46,500

MY SON WAS TAKING ME TO WORK ON MAY 25TH 2010 IN OUR 2008 CHEVY COBALT. ON THE RETURN HOME THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IN WHICH CAUSED US TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH AND TURNED ON ITS SIDE. ALSO NONE OF THE 6 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED..WE DID NOT KNOW OF A RECALL ON THE POWER A STEERING UNTIL ALMOST 2 WEEKS LATER. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. OUR 2 INSURANCES COMPANIES PAID THE CAR OFF. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK THE CAR SO WE DO NOT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT SENDING US THE RECALL. IF WE WOULD OF RECEIVED THE RECALL THE WRECK WOULD NOT HAD HAPPENED IT WOULD OF BEEN FIXED AND OUR SONS WOULD NOT HAD GOTTEN HURT.. CONSEQUENCES 2 HURT NO VEHICLE GAP PAID CAR OFF. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT ONLY 16,000 MILES AND POWER STEERING IS GONE WHEN DRIVING ON CITY OR HIGHWAY, THIS IS A HIGH RISK PROBLEM I CANNOT BELIEVE IT HAS NOT BEEN SOLVE IN A 30 MINUTES RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THIS CASES. *TR

Mileage: 15,900

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. CONSUMER WRITES TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS AND COMPLAINT REGARDING THE DEATH OF A DRIVER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND HER SISTER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LANDED AND ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF A BRIDGE, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS SCATTERED IN PIECES. THE CONSUMER STATED HER SISTER LOST CONTROL AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING FAILING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES AND FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT, TRYING TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN HE GOT THE CHIMING NOISE AND AT THAT POINT WAS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. TRAVELING @15-20 MILES PER HOUR AND A 6FT MAN AT 200LBS HAD EVERYTHING HE COULD DO TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT WHEN MY SON COULD NOT MOVE AND WAS IN IMMEASURABLE PAIN HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE ER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A CERVICAL SPINAL SPRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF WYLER CHEVY IN SPRINGFIELD OHIO AFTER THE CRASH. IN RESPONSE TO MY REQUEST FOR SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE KNOWN TO BE PART OF A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SITUATION I WAS TOLD THAT THE THEY DETERMINED THE CODE FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS NEVER TRIGGERED. I EXPLAINED OF THE CHIMING DESCRIBED BY MY SON AND WAS TOLD BY THERE SERVICE MANAGER TJ THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL DIRECTED BY GM. I HAVE SPENT FOUR DAYS TRYING TO GET GM TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE, I WAS ACTUALLY TOLD I COULD PUT IT THROUGH MY PERSONAL INSURANCE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT? SERIOUSLY? AT THIS POINT MY SON IS HURT AND OUT OF WORK, WE HAVE NO VEHICLE AND NO RENTAL WHICH I HAVE REQUESTED SINCE THIS BEGAN. I WAS ACTUALLY TOLD BY THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ON THE PHONE THAT SHE DID NOT SEE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I ADVISED HER I HAD RECEIVED VIA MAIL THE NOTIFICATION AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT THAT AS AN ANSWER. HOW CAN GM CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE FOR FOUR DAYS AND I AM NO CLOSER TO GETTING AN ANSWER FROM GM THAN I WAS THE DAY I STARTED. CAN ANYONE HELP WITH THIS?? *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I AM REPORTING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF MY SISTER[XXX] . SHE OWNED AND OPERATED A 2008 COBALT THAT WAS INVOLVED IN FAULT WRECK, WHERE SHE WAS KILLED. SHE LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR ON 6-35 NORTH IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. THERE WAS A REINACTMENT OF THE WRECK BUT IT WAS INCLUSIVE. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS BACK IN 2009 BUT THERE WERE NONE TO SPEAK OF UNTIL THE RECENT RECALLS OF HER CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WAS TAKING ME TO WORK. ON THE WAY HOME ABOUT A MILE FROM HOME,THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHICH CAUSED THEM TO WRECK. THEY WERE HURT AND THE CAR IS A MESS. 2008 CHEVY COBALT. IT HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER APPROXIMATELY TWO TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

Mileage: 14,000

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT THAT I PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2008 WITH ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY I HAD AN INCIDENT THAT KEPT REPEATING ITSELF IN THE SAME DAY WHERE MY WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND I COULD NO LONGER STEER. THIS PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER HAD AND RECENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF FRIENDS OF MINES WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M JUST MAKING THIS ISSUE KNOWN AND MAKING SOMEONE AWARE OF IT, BECAUSE IT COULD GET SERIOUS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V073000, STEERING: ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM) AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSATISFIED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. HE CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR MORE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF POTENTIALLY BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. HE HAS YET TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CHIMING SOUND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN; HOWEVER, AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD BEGUN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON 7 OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000.

Mileage: 54,000

DECEMBER 21,2008 CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER. DRIVER WAS KILLED IN A ONE CAR CRASH, WHERE HER AND HER CAR WERE THRU TO THE STREET BELOW ON 6-35 AND HIGH DR. THE CAR WENT AIRBORNE SHE WAS THROWN OUT THE CAR BUT WAS SAVED ENOUGH TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE LATER DIED. THE CAR WAS NOT SO LUCKY IT LANDED AND ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, IN WHICH THE CAR WAS SCATTER IN MANY PIECES. THERE WAS PHYSICAL NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT IT WOULD HAVE BY PASSED THE OPENING AND LANDED ON THE OTHER SIDE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS SLOW GOING IT RESULTED IN HER DEATH. THERE WAS A REENACTMENT DONE BUT THE FINDING WERE IN CONCLUSIVE ON HOW SHE DIED. SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I CHECKED FOR RECALL ON HER 2008 COBALT AND THERE WERE NONE AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH. HER OLDER SISTER WANT TO KNOW IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I STARTED LOOKING FOR RECALL RIGHT AFTER HER DEATH AND DID NOT FIND ANY AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT NOW THIS NATIONAL RECALLS FOR THE TOYOTA THEN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL DONE WITH GM RECENTLY OPENED OUR EYES THAT THIS YOUNG WOMAN DEATH COULD BE THE RESULT OF FAULTY CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS NEED TO BE DONE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. WE HAVE SUFFERED A GREAT LOSS. SHE WAS A GOOD DRIVE AND THE CONCLUSION THAT HAS BEEN MADE HAS BEEN NONE. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. *TR

I AM JUST DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT, AND IT HAS DONE IT AT LEAST 20 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 4-5 DAYS. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE REPAIRED UNLESS THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT CHEVROLET DOES NOT HAVE A HISTORY OF POWER STEERING FAILURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR PRIOR TO THE RELATED RECALL, 10V073000, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/17/2010 * CN UPDATED 06/11/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE REPAIRED UNLESS THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT CHEVROLET DOES NOT HAVE A HISTORY OF POWER STEERING FAILURES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR PRIOR TO THE RELATED RECALL, 10V073000, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/17/2010 * CN UPDATED 06/11/10*JB

ON APPROXIMATELY 2/1/10, MY "POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON AFTER SLOWING TO TURN A CORNER. SINCE I WAS ABOUT 1 BLOCK FROM HOME, I DROVE HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED MY OWNER'S MANUAL WHERE IT SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT MY DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN. AS I TURNED ON THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. I WENT AHEAD AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IN IF THE MESSAGE RETURNED AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST AGAIN. I DROVE TO WORK AND AS I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT, THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND POWER STEERING RETURNED. I DROVE UNTIL 2/2/10 AT WHICH TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WHILE THE MESSAGE WAS ON. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND I WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS GOING OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ON 2/3/10, I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND PAID $398.58 FOR REPAIRS. (I.E. "MOTOR KIT"). *TR

Mileage: 44,115

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY DAUGHTER PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVY COBALT IN MAY 09. ON MARCH 3, 2009 SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER IN JULY 2009,SAID NO PROBLEM. ON NONDAY COLONIAL CHEVROLET IN VA BEACH 23502 WAS ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT, AND TO CHECK THE SYSTEM. THEY FIRST STATED NO RECALL ON COBALT STEERING, AND NOW ARE STONEWALLING THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE RECALL PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD WE MA BE WITHOUT VEHICLE 90 DAYS. NOT SATISFACTORY, NO OWNERSHIP OF PROBLEM. [XXX]

Mileage: 17,000

ON MARCH 7 2009, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT, THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING BEHAVED VERY ERRATICALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CATEGORIZED AS A DUI (.089 BAC) BUT I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE STEERING, I DID MENTION THIS IN THE INITIAL POLICE REPORT BUT, BUT MY DUI TOOK PRECEDENCE OVER EVERYTHING ELSE. I WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH SIGNIFICANT INJURIES AND COSTS. KINDLY ADVICE AS TO HOW I CAN SEEK SOME RELIEF FROM THE CONSEQUENCES BOTH FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND LEGAL. I WILL CONSULT AN ATTORNEY IN THIS MATTER AS WELL, BUT WOULD LIKE TO LODGE A FORMAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 COBALT,GOING WEST ON 480 9CLEVELAND),GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I CHANGE LINES TO GET OFF AT RIDGE ROAD,WHEN WE HIT BLACK ICE,THE STEERING ON THE CAR WOULD NOT LET ME TURN LEFT/RIGHT IT SEEMED LOCK IN PLACE. WE (MYSELF/WIFE) HIT A SUV THEN ANOTHER SUV,RESULT WAS TOTAL LOSS OF THE COBALT. MY WIFE WAS PINNED UNDER THE DASH AND I FRACTURED/DISLOCATED MY HIP 3 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, WE BOTH HAD SEAT BELTS ON. *TR

Mileage: 18,600

MY 16YR DAUGHTER HAS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT THAT SHE SAID THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON THIS WEEKEND 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND KILL THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT WITHOUT PROBLEMS EACH TIME . HER CAR ONLY HAS 19,900 MILES ON IT, SO IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MY BIG CONCERN IS THAT IF GM HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND SHE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY NEXT TIME. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT LETTING HER CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 19,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH THE POWER STEERING FAIL AS HE WAS MAKING A TURN. WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURE AS YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,550.

Mileage: 10,550

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, WITHOUT A WARNING THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,338. UPDATED 04/09/10. *LJ THE POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

Mileage: 8,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HIS POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DRIVER ALSO HAD TO PULL THE WHEEL TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND THAT SHOULD HAPPEN WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,862. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,360. UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

Mileage: 32,862

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT LT. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN HIS POWER STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DRIVER ALSO HAD TO PULL THE WHEEL TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND THAT SHOULD HAPPEN WITH AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,862. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,360. UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB

Mileage: 32,862

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHENEVER HE MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD THE CONTACT HA\D TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON SO THAT IT WOULD RESET AND FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 50,000

MY SON'S 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH LESS THAN 26K MILES RECENTLY LOST ALL STEERING. THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST MOTOR LOCKED UP. MY SON WAS FORTUNATE HE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. A YOUNG COWORKER WITH A 2007 COBALT HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS STEERING. HIS CAR WOULD WANDER IN TO THE NEXT LANE UNTIL CORRECTED. THE COBALT STEERING PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED VIA A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. IN BOTH OF THE ABOVE CASES, PARTS WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BY A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER. MY SON'S CAR WAS REPAIRED ON 02/22/10 AND THE CO WORKER'S ON 02/16/10. *TR

Mileage: 25,692

TROUBLE STEERING AT SLOW SPEEDS. LOOSE POWER STEERING WHEN PARKING OR DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT NOW OCCURS OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45-50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS ; PROCEEDING INTO A CURVE. THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CURVE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD- ON TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. HOWEVER, BOTH VEHICLES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 62,000

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT - POWER STEERING PROBLEM. POWER STEERING LIGHT GOES ON, CAR LOSES POWER STEERING. COMES AND GOES. NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

HAD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. LASTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE IN BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY SAID I HAD A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN. THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY MY WORN TIRES BUT THEY STILL HAVE AT LEAST TWO MONTHS LEFT BEFORE I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. BECAUSE PART WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN (PT#19209155) AND I PAID THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. I HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH STEERING ON THE FREEWAY BUT FIGURED IT WAS THE ROAD CONDITIONS. NON LEAD TO A ACCIDENT BUT AT LEAST ONE TIME I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THIS COULD LEAD TO A VERY FATAL ACCIDENT. I WILL NEVER USE THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT ANY OF MY CHILDREN. *TR

Mileage: 46,635

PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS REALLY STIFF AND HARD TO STEER. I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. THIS IS A RENTAL CAR SO I ONLY HAD IT TEMPORARILY. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2010, I PULLED UP TO GAS STATION DRIVING THIS CAR: 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS. THE STEERING FROZE UP AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RE-START. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE MANAGER AT HERTZ WILL NOT SPEAK TO ME AND HAS NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. I AM REPORTING HERTZ TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND TO MY LEGISLATURES. AGAIN, THIS CAR IS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LS AND I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS WANT IT RECALLED. AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50MPH. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN SECONDS THE STEERING LOCKED. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. BUT THEN IT FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S SISTER RENTED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAW REPORTS OF FAILED POWER STEERING IN NEWS REPORTS AND THOUGHT THAT THE EXPLANATION COULD HAVE BEEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT NEVER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,000.

Mileage: 9,000

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING BEEPED AND FLASHED AND I COULDN'T EASILY STEER THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. ELECTRONIC STEERING WILL DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WILL ARISE IF THE AUTOMOBILE IS ON THE ROAD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OR MOVING SLOWLY. DEALERSHIPS PROJECT THE COST AT $900 TO $1500 TO REPAIR. WE FEEL THIS IS THE MANUFACTURES FAULT DUE TO AN INEFFECTIVE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. IT IS ALSO A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE CAUSING A FATALITY OR GETTING HURT THEMSELVES. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP(MK SMITH, CHINO, CA) THEY TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN THE STEERING WAS FINE. I LEFT THE CAR THERE FOR THEM TO CHECK OUT BECAUSE IF THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN OVER A THOUSAND COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN SOME ACCIDENTS SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF DRIVING THE CAR. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. UNTIL THERE IS I HAVE TO ENDURE THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I BOUGHT A 2008 CHEVY COBALT LT IN APRIL OF 2009. AT THE TIME, IT HAD 28,000 MILES ON IT. AS THE CAR NEARED 40,000 MILES IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY LOSE ITS POWER STEERING CAPABILITY, BUT RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD BRING BACK THE POWER STEERING. AS TIME WENT ON, THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I CALLED MY DEALER (1/26/10) TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY CLAIMED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT AND OFFERED NO ADVICE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT GM HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED 2 SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC CALLED A DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE REPAIR (PARTS ONLY) WOULD RUN ABOUT $1200. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK OF HITTING ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO MAKE PROPER TURNS, ESPECIALLY IN PARKING SITUATIONS. I AM ALSO QUITE SURE THAT IF I HAD TO QUICKLY SWERVE TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE, THAT WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. AS WELL, I AM EXPERIENCING INCREASED SHOULDER PAIN FROM DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. PART OF MY JOB INVOLVES TRANSPORTING YOUNG ADULTS, WHICH I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DOING BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY LIABILITY. AT THIS POINT, I AM LOSING INCOME, AND ENDANGERING MY HEALTH AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET GO TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. I MISSED MY TURN SO I PUT MY COBALT IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP A FEW FEET. I TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND MY CAR STARTED DINGING AND DISPLAYING "POWER STEERING". IT WAS HARD AS '!@#$% TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. *TR

Mileage: 46,500

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CHEVY COBALT. IT HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT!!! *TR

POTENTIAL POWER STEERING ISSUES WITH 2008 CHEVY COBALT

Mileage: 8,000

OUR COBALT HAS ALWAYS HAD VERY SENSITIVE STEERING FROM DAY ONE. BUT WE THOUGHT IS WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALLER CAR. ON THURSDAY MORNING WHILE GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL I HIT A SMALL PATCH OF BLACK ICE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. BUT EVEN WHEN I HIT DRY PAYMENT THERE STILL WAS NO CONTROL. TRYING TO STEER OUT OF THE SKID JUST TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A LITTLE, I STILL WAS NOT ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL ,IT WOULD OVER CORRECT , UNTIL THE CAR LANDED IN THE DITCH. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED. BUT CAR IS DAMAGED. WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL THE SHOP CALLS US. THIS CAR DEFINITELY HAS A STEERING PROBLEM. *TW

Mileage: 40,100

POWER STEERING FAILUER WHILE DRIVING. *CN

Mileage: 39,049

I LOST CONTROL OF MY CHEVY COBALT, AND TOTALED MY CAR. THE STEERING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH IT PULLING TO THE RIGHT, OR LEFT. IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED ONCE, BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE EVALUATED AGAIN. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT THE ROAD WAS SNOW COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVY COBALT ON RTE. 219 BETWEEN RIDGEWAYAND BRADFORD, PA ON SEPT. 11, 2009, WHEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT WAS AROUND NOON AND LIGHTLY SPRINKLING. SHE WAS TRAVELING NORTH AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WAS A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER WHICH SHE CONSIDERED PASSING. SHE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO SEE IF SHE COULD PASS. SHE DECIDED NOT TO PASS AND TURNED RIGHT. THAT IS WHEN SHE LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE STEERING TOOK HER TOO FAR RIGHT AND INTO THE GUARDRAIL, THEN SHE BOUNCE OFF THE RAIL AND OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE HIT THE OPPOSITE GUARDRAIL. THE ROAD WAS FLAT AND STRAIGHT, NOT THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE CAR THEN TOOK HER BACK TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE STOPPED. THE CAR SUFFERED ABOUT $6000 DAMAGE. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK HEAD ON. WE ASSUMED BECAUSE THE ROAD WAS SOMEWHAT WET, SHE MUST HAVE HYDROPLANED. WE WERE JUST RELIEVED SHE WASN'T KILLED OR INJURED. WHEN I READ THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE STEERING, I ASKED MY DAUGHTER TO DESCRIBE WHERE HAPPENED IN THE ACCIDENT. SHE SPOKE OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING, SO NOW I FEAR THE STEERING MAY BE FAULTY AND HER LIFE MY BE IN DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. THE STEERING HOWEVER, WOULD WORK AGAIN WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED AFTER STOPPING. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE POWER ASSIST FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER KEPT THE PART. *TR

Mileage: 48,293

I HAVE AN 08 CHEVY COBALT LT AND THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO RANDOMLY GO OUT AT THE END OF JANUARY. I LOOKED UNDER THE GOOD TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING! WOW THAT'S NEW!! SO WHEN THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AND IT WOULD SHUT OFF EVERY HALF BLOCK AFTER BEING RESET MANY TIMES. I DECIDED TO LOOK UP THE PROBLEM ON GOOGLE, TO FIND OUT THERE HAS BEEN MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING IN COBALTS FOR A LONG TIME NOW! RECALL!! MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY THANK GOODNESS BUT THROUGH THE USED DEALER SHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM! I'M PAYING 100 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIX WHICH IS ONLY A FRACTION OF THE COST. I'M REPLACING THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND POWER STEERING MODULE. I WILL BE OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK THANK GOODNESS! BUT I HAVE READ THAT IT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO RANDOMLY GO OUT UNTIL THE PARTS ARE REPLACED! *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT FOR MY SON TO DRIVE. HE WAS PRACTICING PARKING MANEUVERS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN HE COMPLAINED THE STEERING WAS GETTING HARDER TO TURN. I CHECK THE STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BECOME HOT BUT IT SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. I SEEN IN THE NEWS OF THE COMPLAINTS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS AND THAT IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. THE DEALER I SPOKE WITH SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THE POWER STEERING FAILS AGAIN. I TOLD THEM AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT FOR THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL WHEN MY KIDS ARE NEW DRIVERS? THEY SAID YES. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

WHILE TEACHING MY 16 YEAR OLD HOW TO ANGLE PARK JAN 30, THE STEERING LOCKED. WE WERE DOING A LOT OF HARD TURNS AND HAD TO STOP PRACTICING. BECAUSE WE WERE IN A LARGE PARKING LOT, WE SWITCHED DRIVERS AND I TESTED THE STEERING. IT SEEMED TO BE OK BUT DID TUG SEVERAL TIMES. WE WENT TO JIFFY LUBE ONE BLOCK AWAY AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO OUR DEALER. MY HUSBAND THEN TEST DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT SEEMED FINE. SINCE THE PARKING LESSON I'VE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING "TUGS AND THEN SEEMS FINE" WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS, WHILE PARKING, AND WHILE LEAVING A PARKING SPACE. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR DEALER TOMORROW, DROPPING THE CAR OFF TONIGHT. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE SHARING THE VAN IN THE MEANTIME. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT AND MY POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ONCE I RE-STARTED THE CAR I HAD POWER STEERING BACK ONLY FOR A FEW BLOCKS BEFORE IT FAILED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE SAME EVENING. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 2/2/10 AND AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. *TR

Mileage: 14,014

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT WITH A RANDOM MESSAGE LIGHT "POWER STEERING". WHEN THE MESSAGE LIGHT COMES ON, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE MESSAGE LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND WILL RANDOMLY APPEAR AGAIN, EITHER GOING AT A SLOW SPEED, SUCH AS TURNING A CORNER OR JUST GOING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHO TELLS ME THE POWER STEERING MOTOR IS GOING OUT AND IS EXPECTED TO COST ABOUT $500.00. THE CAR WAS PUT INTO THE SHOP TODAY AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME NOW THAT THEY WANT TO CHECK EVERYTHING OUT AND WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY FIND THE "EXACT" PROBLEM. I HAVE TODAY BECOME AWARE THAT AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN STARTED BY THE NHTSA BECAUSE OF APPROXIMATELY 1132 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COBALT'S FAILING POWER STEERING SYSTEMS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY DO NOT SEE THIS PROBLEM VERY OFTEN. HOWEVER, IF THERE HAVE BEEN THIS MANY REPORTED INCIDENTS THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MANY HAVE GONE UNREPORTED. *TR

Mileage: 44,100

2008 CHEVY COBALT, POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING APPROX LENGTH OF TRIP WAS 70 MILES. SHUT VEHICLE OFF. RESTARTED APPROX 15 MINS LATER AND SEEMED FINE. DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MY POWER STEERING FAILED - SEVERAL TIMES, AFTER MY 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT HIT AROUND 45,00MILES. I WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD JUST RUN OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I REFUSED, BECAUSE ALL OVER THE INTERNET WERE COMPLAINTS FROM CHEVROLET COBALT USERS SAYING THAT EVEN AFTER IT WAS FIXED, THE ISSUE RETURNED. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO FIX IT FOR FREE. THE PART WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

1. SQUEALING WHILE TURNING SQUEALING UPON START-UP STIFF STEERING ERRATIC FUNCTION LACK OF POWER 2. IT OCCURS OFTEN, CANNOT STEER, I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR UNTIL I FOUND THE SYMPTOMS ON-LINE AND I HAVE ALL OF THEM. 3. WILL TAKE IT INTO DEALERSHIP. *TR

SLOWED FROM 25 MPH TO TURN CORNER. POWER STEERING FAILED IN TURN; ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHED. UNABLE TO PULL CAR BACK IN TIME BEFORE ENTERING OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE. FORTUNATELY, NO OPPOSING TRAFFIC PRESENT. LET CAR ROLL TO A STOP ON OPPOSITE SHOULDER & TURNED CAR OFF. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED CAR BACK ON. POWER STEERING WAS WORKING WHEN I TURNED CAR BACK ON. CAR IS AT DEALERSHIP TO BE EVALUATED FOR THAT AND FOR ENGINE LIGHT ON THIS MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 30,030

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND "POWER STEERING" SHOWED UP ON MY CARS MESSAGE CENTER. IF, WHILE DRIVING, I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WORKS AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS, USUALLY LONG ENOUGH TO DO A TURN. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES THAT I HAVE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I LOST MY POWER STEERING RIGHT BEFORE A TURN. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SHIFTED. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE WHEEL IS TURNED A QUARTER TURN TO THE LEFT. WHENEVER TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, I HEAR A SQUEAKING NOISE AND SOMETIMES A "CLUNK" NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

POWER STEERING COMING ON AND GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE IT MYSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER USED EXTREME FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

CHEVY COBALT POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENT . NOT WORKING AT THE MOMENT. *TR

Mileage: 48,904

IN MARCH OF 2008 I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 CHEVROLET COBAL IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 THE POWER STEERING STARTED RANDOMLY GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING, COMPLETELY OUT *TW

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE A 2008 CHEVY COBALT THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND WITH 51,000 MILES ON IT I HAVE REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE, SWAY BAR BUSHING, SWAY BAR, AND TIRES. AND NOW I HAVE TO FIX THE LEFT SIDE I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD THE SAME CAR, SAME YEAR AND ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE HE ALSO HAD TO DO THE SAME REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING GOES OUT ON MY 2008 CHEVEROLET COBALT AND I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE '08 CHEVY COBALT SEEMS TO OCCUR AT RANDOM. WITH ONLY 6K MILES ON THE VEHICLE IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED. NOW AT 10K MILES THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING AND THE LIGHT IN THE DASH WILL FLASH AT RANDOM. THE LONGER IT GOES WITHOUT REPAIR THE WORSE IT GETS. EVENTUALLY IT WILL GO OUT EVERY 5 MINUTES OR LESS. ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER RESTARTING IT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500.

Mileage: 22,500

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2008 CHEVY COBALT AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND SHE WENT THROUGH A FENCE INTO A HAY FIELD. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, CAN NO LONGER STEER THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 13,150

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE IT WAS HARD TO STEER AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING POPPED UP ON MY DASH. THERE WAS LOTS OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF ONCE I GOT HOME FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND I STARTED IT UP AND TOOK IT AROUND THE BLOCK, NOT EVEN ONE MINUTE OF STARTING IT POWER STEERING FLASHED ON MY DASH. I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THIS WILL BE MY 3RD TIME TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER FOR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. MY WARRANTY ENDED AT 30,000 IT CURRENTLY HAD 30,060. *TR

Mileage: 30,060

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. HE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER FIVE MINUTES RESTARTED IT AND HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE OFFERED SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500.

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND THE MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31400.

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN PARALLEL PARKING IN REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 21,000. UPDATED 5/27/09 *CN UPDATED 06/01/09.*JB

Mileage: 21,000

DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, CAR PERFORMS POORLY. HARD TO CONTROL AND POOR TRACTION. CAR HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT. SPOKE TO AN OWNER WITH SIMILAR CAR (PONTIAC G5) WHO HAS SIMILAR COMPLAINT. A WEEK AGO AN 18 YEAR OLD GIRL LOST CONTROL OF HER 2007 COBALT DURING WINTER WEATHER. WORST CAR IN WINTER WEATHER I HAVE OWNED. *TR

Mileage: 17,957

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT WAS BURNED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $12,000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING FLUID TO CHECK IN THESE CARS AND IT COST $600 JUST FOR THE PART NOT INCLUDING LABOR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000